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Namwali Serpell Quotes

born 1980 United States

Namwali Serpell (born 1980) is a Zambian writer who teaches in the United States.

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Stephen Hawking once said, ‘Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.’ Every small stray opens up a new way, an Eden of forking digressions.

…partly because I’m perceived as black…the idea I could look at my mother and say to her that I’m not black makes no sense. To me, blackness is just part of what the family is.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Namwali Serpell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.